Petition to Owner/Mods to BAN the use of Drake/MJ Blackface smileys and PERMABAN users who use it

[Unknown Poster]

I could see how this could eventually become problematic.

@Flywin Lannister add a poll to the OP. Although it doesnt bother me I could see why the Drake blackface smiley could become abused. It illicits different emotions from different people.

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

I don't know bout him doing a Blackface shoot but he did actually do model shots for 2 black guys clothing brand, this was around the time he had some ties in the city and loosely lived here... Brand is from the early to mid 90's...

The guy who headed the brand went on to design for ROOTS canada and their olympic apparel. He is not a c00n, but that whole Jim Crow shyt flopped hardbody. I think he went to Roots after..

Yeah I saw him in the jim crow tee...
I know the history of the brand...he's just in the wrong ethnic group.
Maybe he should have made some Jamaican Political Violence or British Colonialism gear.
Maybe Drake should rock a Shylock Merchant meme shirt?

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

I want it to stay for a purpose.
It serves one...he took the pics.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

So.....

this dude lied?

I mean: we know he lied, any black man could tell you 'this nikka lying yo.. he light skinned he could get roles this makes 0 sense' but the FACT is this was for a clothing line?

I saw his statement. I don't know if he outward lied but it was definitely tied to that clothing brand maybe the brands imagery inspired what he claims he was trying to do but one came before the other. The brand itself was always on some militant shyt, they just never got their point across to well on that campaign.

P.Y.O.D.C. HOODY

 

[True Blue Moon]

The problem is that should never become "normalized".. Like this is not an image within the normal standards of decency. This is already a racially charged climate and we have enough opposition to deal with.. so if that becomes acceptable, then what's next?

Exactly

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

This is fukkin shameful and sad.

Jews pay to stay...and eventually buy the building.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Yeah I saw him in the jim crow tee...
I know the history of the brand...he's just in the wrong ethnic group.
Maybe he should have made some Jamaican Political Violence or British Colonialism gear.
Maybe Drake should rock a Shylock Merchant meme shirt?

I don't disagree with you my first thought when I saw that whole Jim crow couture and his pictures was... that's shyts a fail. He has to live with that mistake but Drake isn't a racist. He was a misguided fool

The power of presentation is everything. I seen the happy and sad face shyt together and the way Pusha put it on the cover created a whole other narrative. But again that's only possible because he took the pic in the first place so he has to live with that L.

 

[Doctor Wily]

Alright if you are not white, then the sentence 'black is black' just means you are not black, because ALL black people know not all black people get treated equally good or bad

Living in Nyc/L.I my entire life for the past 37 years I can completly agree with you on this.

I dont seperate myself into a seperate sub-segment all because im a note -fairer shade of brown. To me the way I speak to MY people is on the same playing field and level.

I can't speak for what other folks do , I can only speak for myself.

 

[Nicole0416_718_929_646212]

Thank you sister. Thinking about it.. @M-ILLITANT has to be an infiltrating agent.

Dude has a name we use as something positive (a black militant, we think that's a good thing) YET he wants the Drake smiley to stay.
Dude has a black woman as an avi, in general we do -whether we disagree at times- see our black women as a positive.

In the meantime he's either government, police and part-taking in discussions that affect our black lives for real and at times can't stick to his role and says 'the Drake smiley stays..' that makes absolutely no sense. What I would give for a SAFE SPACE for black men and women to communicate: no potentially racist cacs, no agents.. and NO this is not racism white people already have that safe space: it's called western society..

You know what.. ? Thinking back that users name is "militant" but yet I have never seen any comments that are the foundation for his "militancy". I have seen him cape for the wrong causes, which is why I'm not surprised that he's a so called 'black poster' whose only argument on this issue to try and call out another black poster with an actual stance and directive. That seems to be nothing but their go to mode of deflection.

Yeah... and the safe space.. smh, not as long as black ownership continually allows the mentality like his, along with racist cacs.. agents, whites with alternative agendas, feminists that have white aligned agendas, to continue to flood the threads with the divisive mindsets. No progress is gained when there is a constant infiltration and people that allow it.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

@Indiglow Meta (R$G)

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

Colorism arguments are bullshyt coming from "Cosby" types who were insulated in life until recently.
shyt sounds like verbatim collegiate regurgitation started by women who neglect negative personality qualities and deflect their repulsiveness onto a skin tone defense. Keep it within parameters.
PS:Beyonce does like to play up Creole heritage, aka the failed US buffer caste that fools are trying to recreate by separating "mixed" and "black" who both worked the same fields, felt the same whip, and drank at the same fountains to sit at the backs of the same buses.
We have a varied look. Stop dikkeating the West African AND Euro standards.
They're irrelevant.
Whites tan
Nigerians bleach.
I'm fine right here.

 

[Indiglow Meta (R$G)]

@Indiglow Meta (R$G)

Yeah I saw that.
No blackface, tho.
I also know that companies pay/ask folks to wear their gear for promo.
Never saw one piece on one body in my 34 years on earth...until this controversy.

 

[Amestafuu (Emeritus)]

Yeah I saw that.
No blackface, tho.
I also know that companies pay/ask folks to wear their gear for promo.
Never saw one piece on one body in my 34 years on earth...until this controversy.

they actually had placements in 90's videos but no their early 2000's rerun was a flop so I highly doubt it was visible anywhere. considering they were trying to sell this brand with its imagery in street wear boutiques frequented by whites and hipsters it's probably for the best. Mos was actually rocking with them for the love though... they had no paper for him...

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

HE IS BLACK.. wtf are you talking about?? I know this for a fact. What's your rationale behind your questions?

I asked him,not you
He can speak for himself can't he?
What you know about him doesn't matter to me
He moves like a cac..shouldn't be that hard for him to prove he's Black

 

[bourgeoisie tall freak]

I'm all for memes. But this goes too far. Blackface is a horrible remnant of racism and has no place on the coli.

we should ban drake threads if that's the case (jk but you see how they did the "Ye" discussion thread). As far as the smilie i dont care much to use it or lose it but good luck on your endeavor.